NDMC slams Delhi Govt. for taking credit for reduction of dengue cases

The North Delhi Municipal Corporation has slammed the Arvind Kejriwal Government for taking credit for the work the corporation has done to combat dengue in the city. A resolution was also passed by the civic body attacking the government for the same. The resolution also listed various activities carried out by the NDMC, such as the amount of money spent, number of staff employed, number of houses checked and other measures to check on the disease.

“Despite having no role to play in curtailing vector-borne diseases in terms of manpower, money or material, it was congratulating itself for the drop in number of diseases and had not given any credit to the north body which had undertaken the work,” the resolution read.

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NDMC calls out the Delhi Government

The resolution alleged that the Delhi Government is ‘advertising’ the ‘dengue policy’ in the wake of upcoming Assembly elections in Delhi. According to a report by the Hindu, the resolution has called out the government of publicising the work carried out by the NDMC.

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AAP MLA acknowledges NDMC’s work

Earlier, AAP MLA Rajesh Gupta acknowledged the role played by NDMC in combating Dengue in a public meeting. However, he also said that the campaign launched by the Delhi Government was an attempt to raise awareness on the efforts needed against the disease.

NDMC inspector 'harassed' by AAP MLA

In September, an NDMC inspector was allegedly 'harassed' by an AAP MLA. According to reports, the inspector was supervising cleaning work in Lal Bagh, Azadpur area where he was abused and beaten by MLA Akhilesh Pati Tripathi and his associates.

The NDMC had released a report in September which highlighted that cases of vector-borne diseases this year have reduced in areas under its jurisdiction. The report also acknowledged the NDMC's Health Department and its efforts to raise awareness against the disease. 

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